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Napoleon locked up the Pope then lied about it! Amazing letter sells for $30,000
In 1809 Napoleon locked up the Pope, who was not behaving as the Emperor would like. In a letter sold this week, the French ruler shamelessly denie...
A century of leading ladies: 20th-century cinema’s most collectible women
The movies reach back into the 19th century. But as a mass-market, dream-catching, star-making, world-shaping medium they were born in the 1920s.
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The best memorabilia from the Pope ever sold
Pope Francis has passed to a new throne.
The Pope died on Monday, April 22 after a stroke that followed double pneumonia earlier this year. He was...
Bookmakers: the most valuable signed editions in publishing history
Signed first editions are a wonderful way to celebrate your love of literature and the people who create it.
And they might be a good investment t...
How Kurt Cobain’s touch makes a clapped-out van an auction gem
At some point, before Nirvana became huge stars, Kurt Cobain drew a mural on a tour van used by a friend’s band. Next month, the panel he decorated...
What is the most valuable sport for collectors
Sports memorabilia looks very much like a good investment right now.
Look at some of the records that have been set in recent years.
Last year th...
7 hidden treasure coin collections
There’s been excitement in the numismatic world this week with thrilling news of the coming sale of a rediscovered coin collection.
The so-called ...
Bloody gloves from Lincoln assassination head major presidential auction
Abraham Lincoln went to the theatre on April 14, 1865.
Because of what happened that night - a shot, from assassin John Wilkes Booth ended his lif...
$1 million for two movie props? It’s got to be Star Wars
No movie series matches Star Wars with collectors right now. Item after item is getting big prices, find out why these two props were worth over $1 million in total here.
Sign your name: top stars V grapholgists
Graphology doesn't have much scientific backing, but most of us accept a signature reveals something about the signer. Take a look at some famous autographs against the claims of handwriting analysis here.
Paul Fraser Collectibles Rare Stamp Quiz
Are you a rare stamps expert? Try our quiz then send it to your friends to see who's the philatelist supreme.
The Art and the Artist: 10 painters with celebrity status
For centuries artists were relatively unsung.
Museums are stuffed full of astounding works of genius attributed to the likes of The Master of Flém...
